Singer Lana Del Rey broke down in tears at a concert on Monday night and acknowledged feeling jitters after police arrested a stalker who allegedly wanted to kidnap her.
The 32-year-old musician said she was feeling "a little more emotional than I thought" as she opened a concert in Atlanta.
"I was feeling totally fine and then I just got a little bit nervous right when I got on stage," Del Rey said as she wiped her cheeks with her hands and paced the stage, with the crowd voicing its support.
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"I just want to say that I'm super happy to be with you guys and if I'm a little bit feathery, just bear with me."
She was referring to an incident shortly before her previous concert on Friday in Orlando where police said they arrested 43-year-old Michael Hunt after being tipped off to threatening social media posts.
Hunt was arrested a block away from the concert venue with a knife and a ticket to the concert, police said.
He was being held without bond on charges of attempted kidnapping with a weapon and aggravated stalking with a credible threat, court documents showed. He did not immediately enter a plea.
Hunt's Facebook page, which remained online on Tuesday, showed a round-the-clock obsession with Del Rey interspersed with apocalyptic warnings about the world as well as more obscure complaints, such as outrage over a group of naked bicyclists.
Hunt, who lives some 135 kilometers away in the western Florida city of Riverview, posted Del Rey's I Still Love Him and appeared to portray himself as the song's subject.
"I love you so much Lana. I can't wait to be back in your arms in a few days," he posted, declaring that everyone at the concert "will know who I am when I get there."